Learning with Lori

The new DEN in SL HQ ribbon cutting ceremony will be this Friday, April 24th at 5 PM SLT ( 7 PM CST, 8 PM EDT), but tonight,  April 22nd at 6 PM  SLT ( 8 PM CST, 9 PM EST) my avatar, Lor Fredriksson, gets the honor of being the first to present in our brand new building at 2 DP on Eduisland II. You will want the new location as your old landmarks may take you somewhere else in our new building. You don’t want to be lost or stuck inside a wall somewhere!

The entrance to the new building can be found here:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/132/131/22

Once inside the lobby the back wall has a link to take you directly to a chair in our new auditorium, or you can walk around the desk and follow the signs behind the stairway.

I will present on “Digizenship: Keeping them Safe and Legal”.  I’ve loaded my slideshow and some videos in the media player to give you a glimpse of some of the valuable internet safety teaching resources available.

Hope to see you at the workshop or celebrate with us on Friday at our Grand Reopening ribbon cutting ceremony and dance.

What an amazing adventure in SL at the PADI Dive World Sim sponsored by the DEN in SL.

Over 60 people enjoyed the detailed creations of an under ocean world created at the PADI Dive World. We arrived on the beaches besides the PADI informational building.  We were each given our own customized diving gear with the Discovery logo, taught how to wear it and then guides took groups of about 8 to explore the ocean depths. There were sting rays, jelly fish, an octopus, sharks of all sizes, schools of fish, a sunken ship, and even a whale.  While small groups were getting instructions or on the dive, other groups participated in a scavenger hunt, visited the informational buildings and store or danced at the tiki hut to a great DJ. Kudos to JessieMarie Flanagan for making the connections, for the DEN in SL leadership council and DEN guides for all their support with helping the first timers and to PADI and their crew for a sensational effort for details.

There were also hovercraft boat races and a submersible tour.  The guides gave great tours, with facts about the ocean life.  I can’t wait to go back and explore more another day.

If you missed the dive, you can go to PADI Dive World in SL and they have gear for purchase and I’m sure you can find a guide to take you out.  Here are lots of other photos taken at PADI’s Dive World saved on flickr.

Don’t miss the rest of the week’s events at the DEN in SL  There may be impromptu  socials and swimming with Denny the shark in the pool, prizes from the raffle ball, and  maybe some shark movies with popcorn . Watch those Discovery Channel Shark movies and join us on Sunday Aug 3rd for Shark Trivia to win L$.

What happens when you put over 50 DEN Stars in a room along with the DEN leaders? A whole lot of fun and a whole lot of learning.

More to come!!

I like baseball and spring training I love the idea of team sports. I have many fond memories of attending Cubs and Sox games with my parents and then with my children. We even attended a World Series Sox game a few years ago. My sons played little league from the time they were 5 years old through high school and we always attended their games.

Team sports help develop collaborate skills and communication skills My PLN is like being on a team sport, working together, sharing, learning so that we can coach our students and colleagues.

A little competition amongst us from time to time is fun. The DEN in SL leadership council is ready for the challenge. You see we are separate from the regions in this Spring training star recruitment- not part of any pennant race, but you wait and see - we will be recruiting to our DEN in SL All Star team anyway.

So if you apply to be a STAR during this recruitment period and also join the DEN in SL or are already in SL but not a STAR, let me or one of the DEN in SL leadership council know you’ve applied. You can be part of our All Star team as well as your region’s team. We just need to know your SL name and your RL name.

Join us in SL. Be a part of our team. Get your SL uniform and hats and other gear!

I’m Lor Fredriksson in SL. I’d love for you join my All Star team.